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Re: Large Scale Corn Starch Demo -- Disposal
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Earl Stirling <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:44:41 -0700
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On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Jeff Rosenblatt
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> One of our local weather personalities is planning a large scale corn starch non-newtonian fluid demo for their annual school show at our baseball team stadium.  It will be the well-seen walk across the pool of corn starch and water demo in a large bathtub sized container.
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> If anybody out there has done these large scale demos, what is the responsible way to dispose of the corn starch mixture.  We will probably have 200-400 gallons of it.  I thought diluting it with lots of additional water down a storm drain might be an option.  Any other thoughts or advice are greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks.
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> --Jeff Rosenblatt--
> Director, Science City
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